LarryUK Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 I've been thinking of polishing my satin finish LP to a gloss top. Has anyone done it on one of theirs? Did it come out ok, I've watched videos of it on YouTube and it seems to come out like a VOS finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 (edited) I think it would be ok - if you don't like it, then just don't polish it again and it will acquire a patina. But please put a black scratch plate on it, it doesn't look quite right without. ;) Edited May 14, 2019 by jdgm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twang Gang Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 We've had a couple guys on this forum with the satin gold tops that polished them out and they came out real shiny. Should work for yours as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hall Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 I don't know about satin, but I have polished a couple of VOS finishes to gloss without any problems...……. if that helps your thought process any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 (edited) Virtuoso Polish... Check out the bit where he does the headstock... If you guitar is grain filled (which his isn't) it should come up like the headstock. You could probably get similar results using T-Cut or the like. Edited May 14, 2019 by Rabs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnappi Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Just about any polish will do, but be aware the two I've buffed up (an ES-333 and 2018 ES-330 HB) had much better / thicker finish on the neck and the neck polished up to a really nice smooth gloss like the high end models have. The bodies OTOH while picking up a shine, also showed orange peel in the finish. I like it better than the satin, but in my experience they will not look like a factory glossy shiny finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryUK Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 Just about any polish will do, but be aware the two I've buffed up (an ES-333 and 2018 ES-330 HB) had much better / thicker finish on the neck and the neck polished up to a really nice smooth gloss like the high end models have. The bodies OTOH while picking up a shine, also showed orange peel in the finish. I like it better than the satin, but in my experience they will not look like a factory glossy shiny finish. I don't expect a full shine. You could most likely wet sand it with very fine paper to smooth it out before the polish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Not the best picture of my 335 Satin but it'll give you the idea. This was done with Virtuoso products. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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